11 January, 2011

Queensland flooding...

UPDATE 12/01/2011: 75% of Queensland is now declared as flood affected, which is TWICE as big as Texas, and over FIVE times larger than the United Kingdom...

This recent flooding up in Queensland, is so devastating that words can simply not say how bad it really is... Here is a collection of footage, and images I have sourced to highlight JUST how bad it is. Some areas are under 20m of flood water! Its been claimed that the area of Queensland under flood conditions, is bigger than France and Germany combined!

Toowoomba, at over 700m ABOVE sea level, had over 300mm rain in a 24 hour period alone. Here is some footage, and some photos...

Queensland floods 2011
Toowoomba flood 2011
Toowoomba Floods
Toowoomba Floods
Toowoomba Floods

Hoo roo for now...

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28 comments:

  1. Oh this is so sad. My heart is breaking for all those families involved!

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  2. oh no! same thing happened to the Philippines last year... sad :-(

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  3. It's frightening, so much destruction.

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  4. My heart goes out to those people. It's horrific.

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  5. It's been the headlines on our news in the UK for days now it's truly awful.

    My heart goes out to all in the affected areas.

    Steve

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  6. Whoa! I lived through floods in New Orleans when I was in college. I feel for you.

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  7. How sad! My prayers are with all of those people!

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  8. Oh my. I knew it was bad, but I didn't realize it was this bad. All of those affected are in my thoughts and prayers.

    Have a rain-free WW. :)

    Wordless Wednesday

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  9. Great shots, but we are sad for you guys!
    Mitch

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  10. my heart & prayers go out to all affected! we have been watching this on the TV as well. has it ever happened this bad before? I have never heard of it. Hugs!

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  11. I think the cars picture is one of the most dramatic ones I have seen. I can't imagine getting that much rain so fast...
    A friend of mine spent two years on the Gold Coast..and went home today to start making calls to friends in the area of the flooding to check on everyone.
    Stay safe...

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  12. Just devestating.... :( Sending prayers for all involved.

    Thank you for stopping by my blog too. Greatly appreciate it and your comment. Scritches to your greyhound!

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  13. Incredible. News coverage here in the states doesn't even begin to tell the story. It appears that years of drought have come to an abrupt end.

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  14. And to think I complain when our floor floods with 2 inches of water!

    http://blog.lepak.com/2011/01/wordless-wednesday-cat-fights-paw.html

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  15. Just like what Jo said, it happened here last year.

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  16. Very sad to see the devastation. My friend in NZ had mentioned a few times but I had no idea. TFS.

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  17. How sad; devastation doesn't even begin to describe it. Visiting from WW :)

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  18. Our prayers are with you. Those pictures are tragic.

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  19. this is so depressing. my thoughts and prayers go out to the affected people.

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  20. Indeed very scary and depressing. Man can be just a mute spectator to Nature's fury.
    Hope everyone is safe.

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  21. That is really bad. It looks more like a tsunami. Wish all the best for the people there.

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  22. Well I wanted to see some pictures of this flooding as it has been on our TV. It is worse than I could have imagined. The fact that the area is larger than Texas speaks volumes to me. God bless and I hope life can return to normal at some point.

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  23. The scale of the flood is mind boggling. And from the way it sounds from the news we've been hearing here in the states, other areas are still in danger. Your pictures speak more than words ever could of the destruction. Thanks for posting.

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  24. How devastating. I had no idea the floods were that bad.

    Thoughts and prayers for everyone.

    Joanne

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  25. Holy cow! What crazy weather to cause so much terrible destruction.

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  26. there have been some amazing shots of this disaster. Mine was taken very early 02/01 as we were flying home from QLD to NSW.

    http://learncreatedo.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/wordless-wednesday-qldfloods/

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